the show is proving very popularel espectáculo está gozando de mucho éxito or goza de mucha popularidad;I'm not very popular in the office just nowen este momento no gozo de mucha simpatía en la oficina;this is one of our most popular lines(Comm)esta es una de nuestras líneas más vendidas

her novels have become increasingly popular in Japanthe most popular tourist attraction in Britainthis is the most popular ball game ever devisedhe remained the most popular politician in FranceMarilyn Monroe is still very popular - when her films are running there are always big queues/the new building has proved to be very popular/ attracting more visitors than almost any other modern building in Britainthe company's annual dinner dance is always very popularhe seems to be by far the most popular choice for presidentthe price list features the most popular linestoiletries are always a popular choice at Christmas

to be popular with sb

he's popular with the girlstiene éxito con las chicas;I'm not very popular with her at the momenten este momento no soy santo de su devoción;she's very popular with her colleaguesgoza de mucha simpatía entre sus colegas;the area is popular with holidaymakerses una zona muy frecuentada por los turistas

the play has proved popular with audiencesloud parties won't make you very popular with your neighborsMr Major is clearly much more popular with the voterschocolate sauce is always popular with youngsters

2(fashionable)de moda

long skirts are popularlas faldas largas están de moda

summer weddings are very popularhis music is very popular in Europein the early 1760s gardening became popular with French ladiesthis is a very popular colourit is popular [to] do sthit is popular to despise politiciansit is becoming increasingly popular to drink fruit teasit is no more popular to raise taxes at the local level than it is at the national levelto [be] popularenjoy wide esteembe in fashion

3(widespread)[+image, belief]generalizado

the popular image of women's libthe popular image of cold, clinical Germans is quite wrongnew research challenges the popular myth of the high-powered career woman delaying her childbearing until her late thirtiesthere is a popular [belief] that ...

contrary to popular belief or opinionen contra de or contrario a lo que comúnmente se cree

contrary to popular belief, women do gamblecontrary to popular opinion, most break-ins occur during the daytimecontrary to popular opinion, the ideal Muslim family is monogamouscontrary to popular belief, spinach is not a particularly rich source of iron

by popular demandorrequesta petición del público;respondiendo a la demanda general

airlines are banning smoking by popular demandhe himself will stay on as president by popular request, he said

a wave of popular unrestthe party's leaders show they are in touch with popular feelingpopular anger has been expressed in demonstrationspopular discontent over shortages of petrol and basic goodsher advocacy of popular democracypopular demands for greater democracy

he has great popular appealgoza del favor del público

popular feeling is against himel sentir popular or del pueblo está en su contra

her story caught the popular [imagination]

popular opinionla opinión general

the tide of popular opinion is on their sidethe regime has little popular [support]the military government has been unable to win popular supportpopular support for Maastricht has plummetedhe was overthrown by a popular [uprising]

5(appealing to the layman)[+culture, music, art, version]popular

it was later published in a popular versionseveral of the popular papers carry pictures of Elizabeth Taylor on their front pages

modifier

the popular culture of his native Mexico

popular front (n)frente (m) popular

forces loyal to the Popular Front tried to overthrow himthe Palestinian Popular Frontthe decision was backed by the nationalist Popular Fronthe changed the face of popular musicone of the classics of modern popular music

the popular press (n)la prensa popular

once again the popular press in Britain has been rife with stories about their marriage

the popular vote (n)el voto popular

the New Democrats gained 43 per cent of the popular voteto be elected [by] popular votehe was the first president to be elected by popular vote

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